How do I install hexen2/Hammer of Thyrion?

Question

I have downloaded this file and can't open it.

I haven't much experience in Linux but I tried several programs; Software-Center, synaptic, Archive manager, and gedit which was set as default and none of the will open it.

The file I'm trying to install is hexen2-installer-1.5.6-linux.run, which is available for download from here under Linux-installer.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 29 '14 at 12:54

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Most likely as a result of it being downloaded it won't have the correct file permissions, first you'll need to make it executable:

chmod u+x hexen2-installer-1.5.6-linux.run

Then simply execute the file:

./hexen2-installer-1.5.6-linux.run

edited Jan 29 '14 at 12:54

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answered Nov 15 '13 at 02:02

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 15 '13 at 02:43

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I will give you the GUI way;

Select that file with right click
Choose "Properties" from the menu
Select the "Permissions" tab
Check "Allow executing as a program"

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Click on "Close" and double click the file to run it.

edited Nov 15 '13 at 02:43

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answered Nov 15 '13 at 02:08

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How do I install hexen2/Hammer of Thyrion?

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